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Topic Archives: Video
Yang Fudong’s video installations a contemporary form of Chinese hand scrolls
Posted on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Yang Fudong sheds some light on his unique aesthetic through on explanation of the video works now on show at Spring Workshop and Osage in Hong Kong.
Shirin Neshat’s inspiration from home – TED video
Posted on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
In a TED Talks video posted in May 2011, Shirin Neshat tells the audience how, as an artist in exile, she was inspired by her home country and people there.
Palestinian artists use documentary tactics to sustain and subvert – ArtAsiaPacific
Posted on Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
An article published in the Issue 74 of ArtAsiaPacific explores the adoption of documentary-based techniques by contemporary Palestinian artists.
Shezad Dawood artist or feature film producer? Asian Art Newspaper interview
Posted on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Shezad Dawood discusses the nature of his work and the artistic process involved in his upcoming feature film with the Asian Art Newspaper.
Chin Chih Yang’s roving projections challenge Art Taipei audience: video and interview
Posted on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Art Radar interviews Chin Chih Yang on the multidisciplinary work be brought to Art Taipei 2011
Asian artists bring cross-disciplinary work to New York’s Performa 11
Posted on Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Introducing the Asian artists performing at New York’s Performa 2011 performance art biennale.
Sand-covered Cambodian artist Khvay Samnang’s Phnom Penh lake performance
Posted on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Cambodian artist Khvay Samnang questions urban development in his home country through performance photography and video, on show at local gallery SA SA BASSAC.
Japanese artist Hirotoshi Iwasaki draws time with video – picture feast
Posted on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Thirty-year-old Japanese artist Hirotoshi Iwasaki combines drawing and animation to create flip book-like artworks and video pieces that explore time, memory and space.
Artist Silas Fong’s daring Hong Kong video solo – soundslide
Posted on Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Listen to up-and-coming Hong Kong video artist Silas Fong talk on his latest solo in the city, “Memory Disorder” while images of his work slide by.
Unparalled “NEW AGE: NEW MEDIA” exhibition shows 12 Australian and Chinese video works – 7 month China tour
Posted on Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
A China first, “NEW AGE: NEW MEDIA” exhibition is showing twelve Australian and Chinese video works over seven months in a Chinese-wide tour that ends December 2012.
Words in Art: Wenda Gu on rewriting and retranslating traditional Chinese culture
Posted on Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
As we near the end of our “Words in Art” series we look at how seminal Chinese artist Wenda Gu manipulates and reinvents the traditional calligraphy of his home country.
How to exhibit, collect and preserve new media art – resource alert
Posted on Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
New media art collection is on the rise. But how do you look after it? We delve into EAI’s “Online Resource Guide for Exhibiting, Collecting & Preserving Media Art” to find out.
Video artist Chen Chieh Jen’s diary for Taiwan society – Studio Banana TV interview
Posted on Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Most people in countries around the world move silently through their lives. Taiwanese video artist Chen Chieh Jen attempts to gives a voice to those less-represented.
Artists turn to video art: Will collectors follow suit? The Art Newspaper examines
Posted on Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
More and more artists are turning to video art to present their ideas and opinions. As new technology makes the medium more accessible, will collectors show interest?
Indian Reena Kallat first solo at Nature Morte in 6 years – picture feast
Posted on Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
After a six year absence, Reena Kallat was back at Nature Morte in early 2011 with a new solo showing brand new work. Take a peak at the installation, painting and video work.
Yu-Chen Wang’s installations breathe new life into Manchester’s industrial past
Posted on Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Yu-Chen Wang looks at Britain’s industrial past during residency at Manchester’s Chinese Arts Centre. Click through for more about this work and the Centre.
2 Japanese video artists at Auckland Arts Festival 2011 – profile
Posted on Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Ko Nakajima and Kentaro Taki exhibited new video installations as part of the Visual Art programme of the Auckland Arts Festival 2011. We profile the artists and their work.
Was Nam June Paik’s Tate Liverpool show information overload? Critics report
Posted on Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Nam June Paik, a Tate Liverpool retrospective celebrating the late artist’s career, wound up in March 2011. We’ve picked out a few of the best critic quotes.
Words in Art: New media artist Hung Keung’s war on Simplified Chinese
Posted on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
In this interview, Hong Kong-born new media artist Hung Keung explores the philosophy behind Traditional Chinese characters. Part of our “Words in Art” series.
Walid Raad’s Lebanon shows in Sweden for first time – picture post
Posted on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Lebanese-American Walid Raad’s retrospective spans twenty years of artworks that study Beirut, the Lebanese civil war and the Arab art world.
Video artists raise awareness about water conservation in China
Posted on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Beijing’s second “Shan Shui” exhibition, “Shan Shui 2010: H2O”, showcased the works of such internationally acclaimed video and new media artists as Song Dong, Bill Viola, Wang Gongxin and Janaina Tschӓpe, all drawing attention to the subject of water either by using it as their subject or as material in their art.
Taiwan digital art in rare established Paris gallery showing
Posted on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Exhibition “False Friends/An Ephemeral Video Library” marks the first time Taiwanese digital art has been showcased in an established Paris gallery. Three Taiwanese artists, Ming-Yu Lee, Wu Shang Lin and Chia Wei Hsu, are among 24 international artists whose video-based works are on display in the city’s Jeu de Paume.
Para/Site bring Indonesian moving image to Hong Kong – Record Waves exhibition
Posted on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
“Recorded Waves: Moving Images from Indonesia” began at Para/Site Art Space in Hong Kong in November this year. Curated by Para/Site’s Executive Director and Curator Alvaro Rodríguez Fominaya, the exhibition displays an assemblage of examples of the development of video art in Indonesia. It is presented simultaneously with “Jompet.Third Realm”, a solo exhibition of work by celebrated Indonesian artist Kuswidananto aka Jompet.
If it makes you scratch your head, its art – Sakshi 25th anniversary exhibition
Posted on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
MUMBAI ART SHOW SAKSHI GALLERY SWAPAN SETH Mumbai-based Sakshi Gallery has made the rather unusual decision of having a first-time curator put together its golden jubilee show. Having said that, the gallery is well-known for exhibiting experimental works so perhaps, … Continue reading
Miao Xiaochun pushes limits of digital art – an Art Radar interview
Posted on Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Chinese digital artist and photographer Miao Xiaochun held his first solo-show at the Ludwig Museum in Koblenz, Germany from 15 August to 3 October this year. The show was entitled “Macromania” and showcased a selection of his work from the past ten years. Art Radar had a chance to catch up with him in his studio in Beijing to discuss his latest works, his artistic process and his views on the art market. Continue reading



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